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Smartphones democratize neuromuscular disease monitoring
A new study finds that smartphones can reliably monitor treatments for neuromuscular diseases
November 03, 2025
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Prof. David Kelley on How to start your creative engine
Tips for creativity, honed over five decades of innovation on the Farm.
October 03, 2025
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A game-changing way to treat stroke
Researchers at Stanford have developed a new technology for removing blood clots that is more than twice as effective as current techniques.
June 04, 2025
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Exploring a future with in-home robot caretakers
Allison Okamura, a science fellow from Hoover’s Technology Policy Accelerator, is working on a new generation of robots that can help care for people in their homes as they get old
April 01, 2025
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Kenneth Goodson named vice provost for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs
Goodson will begin his tenure on April 1.
March 13, 2025
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The future of robotic surgery
A mechanical engineer discusses her recent advances in robotic surgery, including millimeter-scale robots that travel through the bloodstream to deliver treatment.
January 10, 2025
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New knit haptic sleeve simulates realistic touch
Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed a lightweight, comfortable knit sleeve that uses pressure-based haptics to simulate touch, opening up new possibilities for weara
December 18, 2024
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Allison Okamura is revolutionizing rehabilitation
How soft robotics and teleoperation could improve mobility and recovery in patients.
December 09, 2024
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Meet a few of the roboticists designing tomorrow’s technology at the new robotics center
Stanford Engineering faculty are building on our deep robotics history and creating advanced and intelligent robots with far-reaching capabilities.
November 19, 2024
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Making engineering education accessible to blind and low-vision learners
A new study of a blind student’s experience reveals which accessibility tools can improve learning – and what gaps remain.
October 24, 2024
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MicroDicer and MicroGrater make quick work of tumor dissection
Two new biology lab tools will help researchers quickly turn out scores of uniformly sized tissue samples to study many therapies at once.
September 10, 2024
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Robert Moffat, expert on heat transfer and beloved teacher, dies at 96
One of the foremost experts on experimental methods in the thermal sciences, Moffat is remembered for insights related to the cooling of gas turbines and electronic systems and for
August 06, 2024
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Elusive 3D printed nanoparticles could lead to new shapeshifting materials
Stanford materials engineers have 3D printed tens of thousands of hard-to-manufacture nanoparticles long predicted to yield promising new materials that change form in an instant.
March 25, 2024
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A replacement for traditional motors could enhance next-gen robots
Researchers at Stanford have designed a spring-assisted actuator – a device that can accomplish dynamic tasks using a fraction of the energy previously required.
March 20, 2024
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Vibrating glove helps stroke patients recover from muscle spasms
For those with stroke, involuntary contractions of the hands and arms often follow. A simple, wearable vibrating glove may offer a more effective treatment.
February 12, 2024
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Breast cancer cells collaborate to break free and invade into the surrounding tissue
Researchers at Stanford show that breast cancer cells work together to physically tear through barriers and spread.
November 13, 2023
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OpenCap: Sophisticated human biomechanics from smartphone video
With synchronous video from a pair of smartphones, engineers at Stanford have created an open-source motion-capture app that democratizes the science of human movement.
October 19, 2023
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Moonshot effort aims to bioprint a human heart and implant it in pig
Advances in the 3D printing of living tissue puts within reach the possibility of fabricating whole organs from scratch and implanting them living beings.
September 28, 2023
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AI offers ‘paradigm shift’ in study of brain injury
By helping researchers choose among thousands of available computational models of mechanical stress on the brain, AI is yielding powerful new insight on traumatic brain injury.
February 28, 2023
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Researchers illuminate barrier to next-generation battery
In the race for fast-charging, energy-dense lithium metal batteries, scientists discovered why the promising solid electrolyte version has not performed as hoped.
February 01, 2023